Matt Mettry

About Matt Mettry

I have excelled in a variety of healthcare operations and business development settings including; Army Medical Service Corps hospital administration, hospital operations/leading 6 departments at a 300 bed Community Health Systems hospital and business development at Tenet Healthcare\'s 630 bed flagship hospital. I am currently the Vice President of Revenue Cycle at Alpine Physician Partners.

Experience

1. Vice President of Revenue Cycle

   Alpine Physician Partners

   Aug 2024 — Present · Dallas, TX, US

   Lead enterprise revenue cycle strategy and operations for a multi-site physician organization supporting 200+ providers and ~1M annual patient encounters, driving measurable improvements in revenue performance, operational efficiency, and automation.Responsible for charge capture, medical coding, accounts receivable management, denial prevention and resolution, patient billing, and implementation of RCM AI technology.Delivered significant financial improvements including $2.5M in additional collections in the first half of 2025 vs. 2024 while processing 50K fewer claims, improving overall revenue yield. Reduced insurance A/R >90 days from 60% to 9%, dramatically accelerating cash flow.Led enterprise revenue cycle transformation initiatives to improve clean claim rates, reduce denials, and increase operational efficiency. Reduced denial volume by more than 80% and improved first-pass claim resolution.Successfully led the enterprise transition from Elation/Puredi EHR and billing systems to Athenahealth, stabilizing operations while improving revenue cycle performance and reporting transparency.Implemented automation and analytics initiatives using SQL, Python, Databricks, and API-driven workflows to eliminate manual billing tasks and improve operational insights.Developed executive dashboards and KPIs used by leadership to monitor revenue performance, denial trends, and coding effectiveness.Implemented an embedded coder program and HCC analytics framework to improve documentation quality and fee-for-service claim yield.Eliminated offshore revenue cycle operations (previously up to 30 FTEs) through automation and workflow redesign while improving key performance metrics.

Education

• University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business

  MBA, Executive MBA

  2006 — 2007

• Texas A&M University

  Master of Science (M.S.), Data Analytics - Data Science

  2014 — 2016

• Bishop McGuinness

  High School Diploma, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates

  1992 — 1996

• Virginia Tech

  B.S., Marketing Management

  1996 — 2000

Skills

• Healthcare
• Negotiation
• Data Analysis
• Six Sigma
• Sales
• Power Bi
• Healthcare Management
• Proformas
• Business Process Improvement
• Marketing
• Product Development
• Veterans
• Budgets
• Team Building
• Management
• Process Improvement
• Problem Solving
• Leadership
• Team Leadership
• Training
• Hospitals
• Project Management
• Strategic Planning